a-wooing
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
Althing
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From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
propose a payment
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
a female human offspring
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
Egilson
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
Gunnlaug
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From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
HeathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
Helga
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
IcelandnounUS /ˈaɪslənd/
an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
kinsmannounUS /ˈkɪnzmæn/
a male relative
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
kinsmen
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From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
law-man
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From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
Leiruvag
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From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
RavenverbUS /ˈreɪvən/
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
transport commercially
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
Skapti
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From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
the season of growth
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
Thorstein
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
Thrandheim
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From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
vowedverbUS /vaʊd/
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
Worm-tongue
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From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
